Category Archives: Sports
The Re-Invention of Tiger Woods
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We can only imagine what Thanksgiving was like last year in the Tiger Woods household, which since then has shrunk from a family of four to a bachelor pad. A National Enquirer story on Woods and New York cocktail hostess … Continue reading
No Fun Loving Cowboys AND Giants
“I was just a little kid.” That’s been my stock answer whenever asked – always in a “You’re a what?” tone of disbelief – how in the world I can be a fan of the Dallas Cowboys AND the New … Continue reading
Are NFL Positions Segregated?
Have you noticed that NFL linemen tend to be very large, while NBA centers are invariably very tall? And marathon runners are usually slender, while jockeys stand short? The only shock about those observations would be if someone failed to … Continue reading
Well-Intentioned, But Misguided Policy on Women
I didn’t realize the good fortune in being assigned to Carver Hall upon my arrival at Howard University in 1982. It was one of two all-male dormitories (the other was for lowly freshmen; I was a transfer), and I soon … Continue reading
Liar, Liar, Rocket on Fire
This is what I wrote on news-press.com on Feb. 14, 2008: “I’ve always suspected Roger Clemens was among the hordes of major-leaguers who used performance-enhancing substances during baseball’s Steroid Era. Nothing that has transpired since the Mitchell Report was released … Continue reading
